Local landmark moving soon

April 13, 2006|JIM MEENAN Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND It's not on the national historical registry. It's not on the state historical registry. But the former Fredrickson candy store, the beige house with green trim on the south side of Lincoln Way between William and Lafayette streets in South Bend, is designated a local landmark. And it will be moving soon. The old store, a one-story house, will be moved by the end of the summer after First Presbyterian Church donated it to the South Bend Heritage Foundation. "We want to save it and find the right move for it," said Jeff Gibney, director of the Heritage Foundation. "We are working on finding a site for it right now." The foundation has moved more than 30 houses. "This will be the smallest one we have ever done," he said of the 1,500-square-foot structure that he added is in pretty good shape. "It's absolutely a worthwhile building to save," said Todd Zeiger, director of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana's northern office. "It's an interesting link to this community's past." The candy store was originally built for the South Bend Remedy Co., a medicine company, he said. Gibney said the Fredrickson home, which it was once attached to, was moved about a decade ago, and is on the national registry of historic landmarks. That home was sold more than two years ago and is now the Innisfree Bed and Breakfast at 702 W. Colfax Ave. As for the candy store, the South Bend Historic Preservation Commission petitioned for it to be a local landmark, which it was so designated back in 1982, said Catherine Hostetler, director of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County. The store was built in 1892 and is rated a significant structure with an art style that is listed as 19th century functional, she said.Staff writer Jim Meenan: jmeenan@sbtinfo.com (574) 235-6342